Gathering together to fight against violations of freedom of expression, Freedom of Expression Network – Turkey has realized its first meeting to be held regularly every first Monday (Black Monday, Disgraceful Monday) of each month.
The 10th Istanbul Gathering for Freedom of Expression, organized biennially by the Initiative for Freedom of…
The Thought Freedom Network of Turkey has started its 3 protest chains, #AyşeIsNotAlone, Support Protest for Academics, and Civil Disobedience Protest for Dündar and Gül with 87 participants from İstanbul, Ankara and İzmir. The network is currently in preparation to repeat these protests. The first target has been announced as 4 April 2016, Monday. However, the short time in between did not allow for an effective press announcement, therefore the start date has been changed to 2 May 2016.
Organized by the Initiative for Freedom of Expression, the 9th Istanbul Gathering for Freedom of Expression…
A group of intellectuals, who reacted against journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül standing trial with two life sentence claims, denounced themselves to the Prosecutor’s Office in Ankara and Istanbul. "If the things they wrote constitute a crime, we commit the same crime," stated the group.
In order to support the academics, against whom investigations were started because of signing the notice, titled, We Will Not Take Part In This Crime, written by the Academics for Peace Initiative; a group of intellectuals including Ceyda Karan, Ferhat Tunç, Şanar Yurdatapan performed a civil disobedience protest.
Following the investigation opened against Ayşe Çelik, who was connected to the TV show presented by Beyazıt Öztürk on Kanal D in the evening of 8 January 2016, Friday, via phone call; a group of intellectuals including Oya Baydar, Ferhat Tunç, Ayşegül Devecioğlu, Şanar Yurdatapan made a civil disobedience protest, supporting Çelik.
OPENING and introduction: Berna Akkızal (Initiative for Freedom of Expression) Prof. Dr. Turgut Tarhanlı (İstanbul Bilgi…
The personal section of the award was given to Cumhuriyet Newspaper Editor-In-Chief Can Dündar. The institution…